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American political scientist and diplomat
Dafna Hochman Rand is an American political scientist and diplomat. She had served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Early life and education
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Rand graduated from Lexington High School (Massachusetts) in 1996.[1] She received her BA from Harvard University and her PhD in political science from Columbia University.[2]
Early in her career, Rand worked at Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine and the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development in Herzliyah, Israel.[3]
Rand served as the foreign policy advisor to US senator Frank Lautenberg from 2002 to 2004.[4]
She served as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the US Department of State from 2015 until 2017.[5]
She was the vice president of policy and research at Mercy Corps, a non-governmental organization, from 2017 to 2021.[6]
Rand was director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the State Department from June 21, 2021, to May 12, 2023.[6][7]
She was confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on August 1, 2024.[8]
- ^ “Lexington (Mass.) High School”. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ “Biography”. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ “Why Is This Seder Different?”. Jewish Journal. March 28, 2002. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ “Dafna Hochman, Douglas Rand”. New York Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ “Biography”. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ a b “Dr. Dafna H. Rand”. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/dafna-h-rand
- ^ “PN1150 — Dafna Hochman Rand — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)”. US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
